Friday, September 11, 2015

Swag is just the coolest thing, ever! You can't get it just anywhere, not everyone has the chance to score it, and you get bragging rights, to boot! If you haven't won any good swag lately, today's sweeps offer the chance to score a bundle. Even if you have, you can never win enough swag. There is no such thing as too much!

What would you do with all your good swag? Display it as a collection? Give it out as gifts? Hide it away and watch to see if it increases in value? Use it all to its full potential?

* Grand Prize winner will receive one tablet with a custom Fierce Reads skin and loaded with fall 2015 Fierce Reads titles, one Fierce Reads tote bag, one Fierce Reads water bottle, one Fierce Reads pen, one Fierce Reads t-shirt, and one advance reader copy of FLAWED by Cecelia Ahern. Total ARV $465.95.

* 5 First Prize winners will each receive one Fierce Reads tote bag, one Fierce Reads water bottle, one Fierce Reads pen, one Fierce Reads t-shirt, and one advance reader copy of FLAWED by Cecelia Ahern. Total ARV $31.96, each.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Today's sweepstakes bring together all those elements of a fabulous working vacation! I have taken any number of these, and, for me, a working vacation has always successfully fulfilled both needs. Oh, the joy. A change of scenery, some new and interesting things to see, a scenic place to play, and a productive work cycle on top of it all! What more could one ask for?

So, here is the chance to win a new MacBook to keep that production up. Along with this, a new Toyota Tundra will get you there. But Wait! There's more! A new Airstream camper to pull behind the truck, where you can wile the days away, working at your leisure!

Up to 15 entries per person/email address per day (5 for daily entry, and 10 for correctly matching all tiles in the game), with bonus entries available. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, D.C., and Canada (excluding Quebec), 18 or older. Ends October 31, 2015.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Today brings back around the sheer and utter joy of the instant win! These are still some of my favorite sweepstakes games to play. As I've talked about in the past, in most cases, an instant win game will determine the winners by computer generated "random win times." The first person to play the game at or after a specified random win time, wins!

If no one plays from one win time to the next, then the prize from the previous win time is basically skipped. A skipped prize may be awarded in a second chance drawing. Although, sometimes the prize just isn't awarded at all. (That's just plain sad. A sweepstakes prize must fulfill its destiny!)

Though there is no way to know when these win times could be, you can still increase your odds by playing at times when you think there might be less web traffic, and by playing daily, of course. I have also found in the past, that by playing a game at about the same time every day, it seems that you will eventually just run into a winning time. However, this isn't necessarily the easiest way to play. Life just gets in the way sometimes.

So, there's your food for thought for this day. With this, I present to you, today's instant wins!

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

I hope you are all feeling refreshed and rejuvenated after your holiday weekend. With all the mental prowess you must be feeling, I thought today would be a good day to post some contests!

Both of these contests have a top prize of $500, to make your endeavors worth investing a little time into. Each is a fun form of expression, so what time you do invest, should be just as fun!

Imagine writing a love letter to Terro. How will you express such love? Perhaps you could better express it in a photo? Maybe a video works best for you? Whichever form of expression you choose will be totally up to you. That's one of the things that makes this contest a fun one. You have the chance to win, while working with whatever medium you favor!

All You is asking for your "expressive" game day desserts. How do you show your flair, your creativity, your love of desserts and of the game? With this, you, too, will have the chance to win! No recipes necessary!

To enter, write a story, a letter, pen a poem, share a photo or video - anything to express why you love TERRO.

For this contest, you must be a fan of the Terro Facebook page to be eligible to win. Entries will be judged by "an esteemed panel of TERRO judges," though the criteria for judging is not stated in the rules.

Up to three entries per person. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Canada, 18 or older. Ends October 28, 2015.

To enter, submit your photo of a game day dessert. Include instructions for how to assemble and decorate it. Recipes are not necessary, though instructions must be complete enough for someone else to replicate your creation. In other words, be sure to include all items used (i.e. chocolate chips, sugar cookies, donut, etc. Whatever it may be).

Entries will be judged based upon the following criteria:

35% - Overall charm, appeal and originality of idea
25% - Execution of idea
20% - Use of common ingredients
20% - Ease with which the average person can replicate the idea

One entry per person. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 21 or older. Ends October 1, 2015.